Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0087050
SPEARS MHP, Betsy Layne, KY: NPDES KY0087050 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SPEARS MHP, held by Spears MHP, holds NPDES permit KY0087050, which discharges to Cold Water Br. EPA’s file records it issued March 27, 2012 and expiring April 30, 2017. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | SPEARS MHP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Spears MHP |
| NPDES ID | KY0087050 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 27, 2012 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2017 |
| Address | Betsy Layne, KY 41605 |
| Receiving water | COLD WATER BR |
| Subwatershed | Prater Creek-Levisa Fork (HUC 050702030203) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 8With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 100 | 50 | June 30, 2019 | 725% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 24 | 20 | March 31, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 22 | 20 | June 30, 2018 | 94,445% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 15 | 14 | March 31, 2016 | 61% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 60 | 6 | June 30, 2018 | 347% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 60 | 4 | March 31, 2016 | 274% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 3 | 3 | March 31, 2006 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 3 | 1 | March 31, 2006 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 39 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 30, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.